Out of work and into school. Labor market policies and college enrollment during the Great Recession.

Autor/inn/en	Barr, Andrew; Turner, Sarah
Institution	CESifo GmbH
Titel	Out of work and into school. Labor market policies and college enrollment during the Great Recession. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Raus aus der Arbeit und ab in die Studierstube. Arbeitsmarktpolitik und Immatrikulationen während der großen Rezession.
Quelle	München (2014), 43 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	CESifo working paper. 4732
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Bildungsbeteiligung; Bildungspolitik; Regionale Disparität; Rezession; Wirtschaftskrise; Arbeitslosenversicherung; Arbeitsloser; Arbeitsmarktpolitik; Studentenzahl; Hochschulsystem; Altersabhängigkeit; Auswirkung; Junger Erwachsener; Studienanfänger; USA
Abstract	The Great Recession brought large increases in unemployment and college enrollment; we explore how changing labor market conditions affected the decision to enroll, focusing on the role of state-specific dimensions of Unemployment Insurance (UI) policy. We measure the enrollment response to changing economic conditions, comparing eighteen and nineteen year-olds with older individuals likely to have accumulated some labor market experience. We find that individuals in their mid to late-twenties are proportionally more responsive to cyclical variation in economic conditions, and we identify a substantial role of the UI program in determining post-secondary enrollment outcomes. States in which academic post-secondary programs unrelated to a specific occupation are allowable under UI have substantially magnified enrollment responses to local economic conditions. In addition, we provide some of the first evidence that the duration of UI affects a displaced individual's propensity to enroll. These findings identify a substantial overlap between UI policy and post-secondary enrollment decisions, indicating the potential importance of UI in not only providing income but also facilitating investments in skills. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2014/3